The terminally ill should not have access to euthanasia.
1.Euthanasia is not right because it actually kills a living human being.
a. The patient may be depressed temporarily or may undergo a change of mind.
Rachels, James. “New England Journal of Medicine: Active and Passive Euthanasia.” Vol. 292, 1975.
“… We never have sufficient evidence to be justified in believing that a dying persons request to be helped to die is rational, enduring, and genuinely voluntary.”
b. Violates crucial differences between passive and active procedures.
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